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“我”的兒子在和伙伴們一起玩曲棍球時(shí)，由于胸部突然受到撞擊而心臟驟停。幸虧鄰居及時(shí)趕來(lái)并實(shí)施了心肺復(fù)蘇術(shù)，這才救了“我”兒子的性命。

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It was February 24， 2017， and my husband， David， and I were both at work. It was a day like any other. Our 15-year-old son， Justin， was at home with our other kids and a friend. The kids were in the backyard playing with a lacrosse（長(zhǎng)曲棍球）ball. Completely normal.

What happened next was， in fact， a “perfect storm”. It turned out that Justin suffered cardiac（心臟的）arrest caused by a sudden hit on the chest. It is rare， with only about 10 to 20 cases a year. It was almost always fatal. As a matter of fact， my son's heart just stopped. No pulse， no heartbeat. Nothing.

Fortunately， the other children acted immediately instead of freezing in fear. His friend called 911 while my daughter called my husband. That second call counted a lot， as my husband was able to get in touch with a neighbor who ran over and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation （CPR）. That CPR kept blood circulating to Justin's vital organs until first responders arrived.

The doctors were quickly able to shock Justin's heartbeat rhythm back to normal.But he suffered complications， and he was admitted to the hospital. His body couldn't provide oxygen that it needed. The doctors had to insert chest tubes to aid his breathing.

In total， Justin was in hospital for 10 days， and he has now made a full recovery. Since then， I've found myself having changed as a parent. There is more worry now. This was such an incident that it feels like anything can happen to the kids. So， we're doing what we can to be active.

Earlier this year， Justin took part in a community education event with our fire department teaching Hands-Only CPR to the public. At least 100 participants showed up， and Justin shared his story as the face of why CPR is so important. At a local university where I work as a nurse lecturer， I've volunteered to join the CPR training orientation（迎新會(huì)）for incoming freshmen.

Cardiac arrest often comes without warning. Everything will be normal when you know what to do.

Reading Check

1. What did the author think of Justin's cardiac arrest caused by a sudden hit？

A. It was not common.

B. It was out of control.

C. It was completely normal as usual.

D. It usually happened in the backyard.

2. Why did the second call play a vital role in saving Justin's life？

A. First responders arrived in time.

B. A neighbor came and started CPR.

C. The author's husband stopped bleeding.

D. Justin was admitted to the hospital ahead of time.

3. What did Justin do after his full recovery？

A. He taught the public CPR.

B. He worried more than ever.

C. He worked as a nurse lecturer.

D. He joined the CPR training orientation.

4. What message does the author want to tell readers？

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Good watch prevents misfortune.

D. A good winter brings a good summer.

Language Study

I. Difficult sentence in the text

At a local university where I work as a nurse lecturer， I've volunteered to join the CPR training orientation for incoming freshmen.我在當(dāng)?shù)卮髮W(xué)擔(dān)任護(hù)士講師，我自愿參加了新生的心肺復(fù)蘇操作培訓(xùn)指導(dǎo)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，where I work as a nurse lecturer是where引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞a local university;volunteer to do意為“自愿做……”。

II. Text-centered chunks

play with玩;玩弄

as a matter of fact其實(shí);事實(shí)上

get in touch with和……聯(lián)系

be admitted to被……錄取;準(zhǔn)許……加入;接收入院

make a full recovery 完全康復(fù)

take part in 參加;參與